How to fight malaria by slashing “killer tariffs”

Lucian Cernat, 24 July 2011Malaria is still a public-health nightmare in many African countries. This column argues for greater coherence between trade, foreign investment, and other malaria-related policy initiatives. In particular, technical assistance should prioritise the removal of "killer tariffs" on mosquito nets.Full Article: How to fight malaria by slashing “killer tariffs”

Related

Siegfried Modola/ReutersGhana, Kenya, and Malawi will pilot the world's first malaria vaccine from 2018, offering it for babies and children in high-risk areas as part of real-life trials, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
The injectable vaccine, called RTS,S or Mosquirix, was developed by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline to protect children from the most deadly form of malaria in Africa.

Geneva (AFP) - The number of people dying from malaria has almost halved since 2000, although progress in west Africa risks being reversed by the Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

The global fight against malaria is saving more and more lives, especially among children in Africa, but progress remains fragile and more money is needed, a report said Tuesday.Insecticide-treated mosquito nets, indoor residual spraying and preventive malaria treatment during pregnancy have saved the lives of nearly three quarters of a million children in 34 African countries over the past 10 years, according to the study published by the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM).Most of those lives have been saved since 2006, when the malaria fight got a big injection of cash.

First thing this morning, when the market was surging and inexplicably rejoicing in the certainty that Trump would back down on tariffs, a nagging feeling that this was all wrong prompted us to ask "What If Trump Does Not Back Down", and to follow it up with a troubling rumor from Strategas, namely that this is all about China, and would involve a massive amount of tariffs, to wit:

Brussels (AFP) - The leaders of the west African countries worst hit by Ebola called for more aid to eradiate the disease and rebuild their shattered economies at an international conference in Brussels Tuesday.

LUXEMBOURG — European Union governments agreed on Friday to start talks with China to remove restrictions on foreign investment and set clearer rules on doing business after months of trade disputes over Chinese solar panels and EU wine.
The decision by trade ministers from the EU’s 28 member states means negotiations with China can start at a summit in Beijing on Nov. 21, with the aim of sealing an investment agreement in the following two-and-a-half years.